May 2, 2003 Legislative Report
Missouri Senate Passes SS HS HCS HB349... Phase 2 complete... now Phase 3 GREAT NEWS!!!!!!! The Missouri Senate has just done something NEVER DONE before in the twelve years that License-to-Carry has been debated by the Missouri Legislature. We are now ONE STEP AWAY from putting a License-to-Carry bill on the Governor'īs desk. After 11.5 hours of filibuster by Senator Jacob and Senator Kennedy and Senator Dougherty and others, Senator Caskey... long time hero and supporter of License-to-Carry invoked a rule to close debate and force a vote for final passage that has not been invoked since 1972. If you were not able to listen to the debate you missed out on hearing Classic Senator Caskey. He is a true friend of gun owners and a true gentlemen and statesman. Thank you Senator Caskey. By a final vote of 23 yes to 7 no, the Missouri Senate has PASSED SS HS HCS HB349! There are many senators to thank, some of them may not be apparent by the final vote. One of many we need to thank is Senator Kinder [Pro Tem], Senator Caskey [Floor Handler - of course], and Senator Gibbons [Majority Floor Leader], Senator Cauthorn [senator bill sponsor] and many others [complete list will follow in an additional alert]. Here is the vote on final passage.
voted "YES"
Bartle
Caskey
Cauthorn
Champion
Childers
Clemens
Dolan
Foster
Griesheimer
Gross
Kinder
Klindt
Loudon
Mathewson
Nodler
Russell
Scott
Shields
Steelman
Stoll
Vogel
Yeckel
and Jacob [for procedural purposes... NOT because he supports it] voted NO
Bray
Coleman
Days
Dougherty
Gibbons
Kennedy
Quick A more detailed vote on every amendment will be provided at a later date but as soon as possible. Right now, phase 2 is complete for the first time! Phase 3 begins. Stop everything you are doing and send a BIG THANK YOU to Senators Kinder, Caskey, Gibbons and Cauthorn plus and email to all those who voted YES. More later, Stay tuned. Greg Jeffery
Legislative Chairman
Gateway Civil Liberties Alliance
Legislative Coordinator
Missourians for Personal Safety
Designated Part-time Spokesman
Western Missouri Shooters Alliance Chad Cook
Legislative Assistant Michael Meyer
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